#Google’s ex-HR chief says ‘hybrid’ work model won’t last

#Google’s ex-HR chief says ‘hybrid’ work model won’t last

“Google’s ex-HR chief says ‘hybrid’ work model won’t last” Google’s “hybrid” work schedule won’t last because executives want to push employees back into the office full-time, according to the tech giant’s former human resources chief.  Starting on Monday, Google is ordering most employees back into the office three days per week. Some “Googlers” will be…

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#Facebook accounts disabled for no apparent reason, users say

#Facebook accounts disabled for no apparent reason, users say

“Facebook accounts disabled for no apparent reason, users say” Did Mark Zuckerberg play an April Fools’ joke?  Dozens of Facebook users had their accounts disabled for no apparent reason this week — and the company temporarily barred many of them from appealing the decisions.  “Apparently my Facebook account has been disabled because it didn’t follow community standards,” one…

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#How Elon Musk and Peter Thiel almost died in a 2000 car crash

#How Elon Musk and Peter Thiel almost died in a 2000 car crash

“How Elon Musk and Peter Thiel almost died in a 2000 car crash” “So what can this thing do?” venture capitalist Peter Thiel asked from the passenger seat of the sleek, 627-horsepower McLaren F1. “Watch this,” Elon Musk replied. It was March 2000, one year after the 28-year-old Musk sold his first start-up for $22 million. He’d dropped…

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#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations

#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations

“EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations” European Union officials have agreed on the language of new legislation aimed at reining in powerful American tech giants like Meta-owned Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Approval is pending for the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which is designed to prevent tech firms from gaining…

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#Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’

#Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’

“Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’” Joe Rogan took aim at woke “activist” employees of large Silicon Valley tech firms, calling them “mentally ill” and “lunatics who are running the asylum to a certain extent.” Rogan made the comments on his Spotify podcast during an interview Wednesday with Antonio García Martínez,…

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#Google hid emails in antitrust case through ‘false’ claims: DOJ

#Google hid emails in antitrust case through ‘false’ claims: DOJ

“Google hid emails in antitrust case through ‘false’ claims: DOJ” Top Google executives including CEO Sundar Pichai used phony claims of “attorney-client privilege” to hide thousands of emails from federal scrutiny and other possible legal proceedings, according to the Justice Department.  Executives including Pichai participated in the search giant’s internal practice, which was called “Communicate…

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#Meta employees look to ditch jobs amid stock crash

#Meta employees look to ditch jobs amid stock crash

“Meta employees look to ditch jobs amid stock crash” Shares of Facebook and Instagram parent Meta have plummeted more than 40% over the past six months — and some employees saddled with underwater stock options are eyeing the exits. “Joined Meta near [all time stock high], now feeling like s—t,” one Meta employee said this…

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#Meet the tech entrepreneurs ditching Silicon Valley for Ukraine

#Meet the tech entrepreneurs ditching Silicon Valley for Ukraine

“Meet the tech entrepreneurs ditching Silicon Valley for Ukraine” Several tech entrepreneurs have left the US for Ukraine, where they’re supplying troops, helping civilians evacuate and gathering material for blog posts.  Antonio García Martínez, a writer and former employee of Facebook and Apple who lives in Nevada, crossed the border from Poland into Ukraine on…

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#Apple’s Silicon Valley HQ evacuated after white powder found

#Apple’s Silicon Valley HQ evacuated after white powder found

“Apple’s Silicon Valley HQ evacuated after white powder found” Apple’s Silicon Valley headquarters was partially evacuated on Tuesday after an envelope containing an unidentified white powder was found inside the facility, according to reports.  The suspicious substance was found by first responders, who then ordered employees to evacuate, Santa Clara County Fire Department Capt. Justin…

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